Emmanuel Matadi

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
Prev School:
Butler County CC

At Butler (Kan.) Community College from 2010-11: Earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America honors ... ran at the national championships in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... captured the 100m Jayhawk Conference title ... was part of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Texas Relays (3:09.17) ... ran a personal-best 6.75 in the 60m finals at the Region 6 Indoor Championships ... ranked in the top three in the 60m in 2011 on the national performance list ... ran the school's third-fastest time in the 100m (10.30).

Prep: One of the state's top sprinters at Johnson Senior High under coach Mike Knox ... won the state title in 2009 in the 100m ... won every race in the 100m as a senior ... named one of the Minnesota's Most Missed Athletes in 2009 ... earned all-state honors ... ran the state's third fastest 100m time ... set the school record in the 100m and 200m and also holds the St. Paul city record ... also competed for the Inner City Athletic Association AAU team.

Personal: Son of Jacob and Florence Matadi ... birthday is April 15 ... has two sisters ... majoring in exercise science.